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Interface

noun
/ˈɪntəfeɪs/
Word Frequency: 22.1

Definitions

1.nounThe point of interconnection or contact between entities.
"Public relations firms often serve as the interface between a company and the press."
2.nounA thin layer or boundary between different substances or two phases of a single substance.
"If water and oil are mixed together, they tend to separate, and at equilibrium they are in different strata with an oil-water interface in between."
3.nounThe point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.
"The data is sent over the air interface to the remote system."
4.nounThe connection between a user and a machine.
"The options are selected via the user interface."
5.nounThe connection between parts of software.
"This interface is implemented by several Java classes."
6.nounIn object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
"The Audio and Video classes both implement the IPlayable interface."
7.nounThe internal surface of a coiled protein (compare exoface).
8.verbTo construct an interface for.
9.verbTo connect through an interface.
10.verbTo serve as an interface.
11.verbTo meet for discussion.
"Let's interface on Wednesday."

Synonyms

user interfaceportinterconnectionlinklinkageinterconnectinterworkingjunctionnexusconnectionconnectinterlinkage

Rhymes With

basetracecaseembracepaceaceshowcaseface
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